tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3543837509741614295.post4268146837842899095..comments2017-12-13T18:52:46.735-05:00Comments on NEW YORK ISLANDER FAN CENTRAL: Islander News Articles 2/10:New York Islander Fan Centralnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3543837509741614295.post-5922264606189198232008-02-11T00:04:00.000-05:002008-02-11T00:04:00.000-05:00Sorry JKP,Your second message got hit by something...Sorry JKP,<BR/><BR/>Your second message got hit by something at blogger and was deleted or did not appear after approval. I just don't know. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for the kind words about the blog.<BR/><BR/>I really could care less about HF anymore. I still get e-mails with complaints about the board now which is sad but I guess it is what it is? I got two about people who said I was brought up which is kind of silly since I have been gone for almost two years and the rules are supposedly not to talk of other people? <BR/><BR/>I feel bad for anyone stuck with that job during a losing season because the tantrums by so many made it impossible for those who wanted a good discussion that last year so I decided to clean up the board regardless if it did not sit well because that's what moderators are supposed to do, even when it's tough. <BR/><BR/>My guess is no one wants to get involved like I did and hold everyone accountable exactly the same so it stops because it's too much work. I never did the job to win a popularity contest or get a pat on the back from friends because to me everyone counted the same anyway.<BR/><BR/>Being a nice person and letting things go only made things worse and when a few good posters contacted me and told me they were leaving because the board was worse than the losses, that was the final straw so after asking for folks to obey the rules about five seperate times, I just started warning everyone because it's the only language that get's through. <BR/><BR/>It worked too. <BR/><BR/>I also did my moderating behind the scenes for everyone's benefit so everyone could talk hockey which is how you respect the posters and their privacy but not how you win points with the majority for what you do. <BR/><BR/>I got more than enough praise when I was moderator there for five years and countless folks telling me it was the best Islander board in cyberspace during my time. <BR/><BR/>I'm very proud of my work at that site as a writer and a moderator and was lucky they let us have Tom for a while to help out. <BR/><BR/>My condolences to whoever is stuck with it now.<BR/><BR/>I'm just very happy to be here doing my own thing now.NYIsles1/IslesTigershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08893910827754685132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3543837509741614295.post-49801562209507757402008-02-10T23:23:00.000-05:002008-02-10T23:23:00.000-05:00Holy cow! The picture from the Herald has a kid wi...Holy cow! The picture from the Herald has a kid with an Isles jersey. I figured my 5-yr old was the only kid in the province with one. ;)<BR/><BR/>Seriously, it was great to see all that. I can only imagine old New Glasgow was buzzing all weekend. It certainly is a hockey-mad place (but what part of Canada isn't, I suppose).<BR/><BR/>And hopefully I'll get ridiculed a bit less in these parts for being an Islander fan with more positive PR like this. ;)JKPnoreply@blogger.com